Jonny Marshall, an expert at the Resolution Foundation, estimated about one in three households in England, or 7.2 million in total, will face higher bills between October and March. Last winter the typical household would have paid £2,500 per year due to the Government's Energy Price Guarantee.īut each household's bill was reduced by between £66 and £67 per month between October and March due to a separate government grant.
Plus, the end of the government's energy support will mean many end up paying more. The standing charge on energy bills has risen from 74p last winter to 83p this year, adding a little under £3 a month to bills.
The energy price cap controls the amount that companies can charge per kilowatt hour of gas and energy - but it doesn't cap how much customers will end up paying. On the face of it, it seems that everyone can expect to pay less from October - but a few factors mean that might not be the case. These figures are based on an estimate the typical household uses 2,900 units of electricity and 12,000 units of gas. The average customer with a prepayment meter will see their bills fall to £1,949 per year.
Energy regulator Ofgem has said the new price cap will reduce the average bill to £1,923 from 1 October, from £2,074 per year.
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